Bucknell University, Student Committee on Migrant Children correspondence
Scope and Contents
The records of the Student Committee on Migrant Children are arranged alphabetically by folder title and date from 1958 to 1965. The records include correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-1965
Creator
- Bucknell University. Student Committee on Migrant Children (Organization)
Language
Materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Usage Restrictions
The materials in this collection may be protected under copyright law and may only be used for educational, teaching, and research purposes. If the intended use is beyond these purposes, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the appropriate permissions by contacting Special Collections/University Archives at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
Administrative History
The Student Committee on Migrant Children is a student organization established in approximately 1957 by student concerned with the neglect in care, education, and health of migrant children. The committee assisted migrant children through college and fundraised to provide scholarships, developed programs to education Bucknell students about the plight of migrant children, worked at daycare centers and summer schools, supported federal legislation to improve the welfare of migrant workers and their children including supporting a domestic Peace Corps program.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet ((1) 2.5 inch document box)
Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically by folder title and chronologically within the folders.
Separated Materials
Photographs may be housed with the Special Collections/University Archives Photograph Collection.
- Title
- Bucknell University, Student Committee on Migrant Children correspondence
- Author
- Eir Danielson
- Date
- 2023 November
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bucknell University Special Collections/University Archives Repository
028 Bertrand Library
Bucknell University
One Dent Drive
Lewisburg PA 17837 United States US
570-577-3101
570-577-3313 (Fax)
scua@bucknell.edu